#EngQuiz: Phrasal Verbs with ‘Stand’

Complete the following sentence the aforementioned phrasal verb and fill in the blanks with the appropriate adverbs or particles, such as: by, around, aside, back, down, for, in, out, up, up for, up to.

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Stand ___ straight and take your hands out of your pockets!

What does the FBI stand ___?

The crowd quickly stood ___ to let the parade passed.

You’ve got to stand ___ what you believe in.

We have to stand ___ from the fire as it is getting too hot.

Sam’s yellow car stood ___ from all the rest.

Hannah alone was brave enough to stand ___ to Clay.

The stuntman stood ___ for Chris Pratt’s dangerous scenes in the movies.

He decided to stand ___ after 11 years working as a managing director.

Cabin crew, please stand ___ for take-off.

Answers:

up

for

aside

up for

back

out

up to

in

down

by

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